The term 'clean slate' is used to describe a situation in which all prior events, mistakes, or issues have been forgotten and a new beginning is possible. This term can be represented by several crossword solutions, including 'ERASES' (6 letters), 'ERASURE' (7 letters), 'ERASE' (5 letters), 'rasa' (4 letters), 'ERASER' (6 letters), 'tabula' (6 letters), 'dana' (4 letters), 'ANEW' (4 letters), and 'tabularasa' (10 letters). Each of these words has the same meaning as 'clean slate' and can be used to represent the concept of starting over.